It launches faster, some people like the aesthetics more. Some people claim it's faster at web surfing too, but a lot of people dispute this, myself included. Javascript benchmarks don't count.

Try it out, if you like it, use it, if you don't, don't.

Doesn't seem that different. One thing is that Firefox would often quit on me when I had multiple tabs open which were doing a lot (like checking games on nfl.com). We'll see how that goes with Chrome.

Doesn't seem that different. One thing is that Firefox would often quit on me when I had multiple tabs open which were doing a lot (like checking games on nfl.com). We'll see how that goes with Chrome.

Chrome gets geek points from me on a technical level. The sandboxing and process-per-tab are both great features, but rarely all that useful in the real world, in my experience. Then again I only use a very few add-ons with Firefox and have fast, clean computers. For "average" users I can see where Firefox might easily be overwhelmed and suffer stability-wise.

check em out for yourself. but note, that the "public/stable" version of Chrome does not support extensions yet, you'll need to download the "Beta" version. if you aren't running the Beta Version, the page i linked here will tell you, and show you how to get it.

adblock, naturally.

and I really like the OneNumber extension. instead of having 4 different extensions for GMail, Voice, Reader, and Wave, I only have one that does everything.

If Google is the Borg, Google Toolbar is the Terminator: just when you think you've killed it, it keeps comes back to murderize the Sarah Connor that is your privacy. What a creepy move.

Ben Edelman ran a few tests with the Google Toolbar, and found that, yes, Google keeps tracking your browsing even after you politely ask it not to. They also make it easy to enable certain tracking features and much more difficult to disable the same.

Edelman also found that Google's disclosures have gotten worse over time, to the point of being downright duplicitous:

* Now, initial Enhanced Features privacy disclosures appear not in their own screen, but in a bubble pitching another feature (Sidewiki). Previously, format (all-caps, top-of-page), color (red) and language ("... not the usual yada yada") alerted users to the seriousness of the decision at hand. * Now, Google presents Enhanced Features as a default with an oversized button, bold type, and acceptance via a single keystroke. Previously, neither option was a default, and both options were presented with equal prominence. * Now, privacy statements are imprecise and internally-inconsistent, muddling the concepts of site and URL. Previous disclosures were clear in explaining that acceptance entails "sending us [Google] the URL" of each page a user visits. * The current feature name, "Enhanced Features," is less forthright than the prior "Advanced Features" label. The name "Advanced Features" appropriately indicated that the feature is not appropriate for all users (but is intended for, e.g., "advanced" users). In contrast, the current "Enhanced Features" name suggests that the feature is an "enhancement" suitable for everyone.

So hey, Google, way to go on China and everything, but could we get a little more privacy protection at home?

Shrug. I guess you could call me a Windows fanboy, but honestly outside of this forum I'm really not that vocal about it. I don't care what people use, I just get tired of all the blind (and usually uninformed) MS/Windows hate that seems to be "trendy."